SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford football team completed spring practice on Saturday afternoon. The final practice was highlighted by a situational scrimmage of approximately 45 plays.
The Terriers were in full pads on the lower practice fields for ninety minutes. The practice began with a special teams circuit and individual drills. During the 7-on-7 period,
Jovon Williams had an interception. During the field goal period,
Sam Spence and
Haven Maddox combined to go 5-of-6 from distances between 35 and 47 yards.
In the situational scrimmage, quarterbacks
J.T. Fayard,
Kaeden Gilstrap,
Ethan Drumm,
George Rouse, and
Chalmers Ballard all took reps. The scrimmage opened with
Ivory Aikens going 40 yards on a reverse. Other highlights included first down runs by
Isaiah Nell,
Kaeden Gilstrap, Gerald Modest, Jr., and
Troy Timko, along with a first down reception by
Connor Brown. On defense,
Cooper Horton had a tackle for loss,
Whit Blackburn had a sack, and Isaiah Washington had a pass break-up.
"We got out of today exactly what we wanted," said head coach
Shawn Watson. "When you get to this juncture, you want to get to the next juncture, which is having everybody healthy. Overall, we came out healthy, and we just wanted to put the ball down today and play. We wanted somewhere between 45 and 50 reps, and we were right at it. We had the SoCon officiating crew here so we could get the operation of what it feels like to play in tempo, both offensively and defensively, with the proper mechanics. On the whole, we got all of our stuff in for our base schemes. We've still got a lot of work to do with them, but I'm really happy with the progress. I feel like we have some really good individuals that stepped up on both offense and defense."
Overall, Wofford used 14 of the 15 spring practice dates allowed by the NCAA. During the team periods on Saturday, Southern Conference officials called four penalties.
The Terriers will continue working with the strength and conditioning staff for the remainder of the spring semester.
